Short Indians Poems

Appreciate the 
American Indians  
And show great respect...

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years of read poems 
in my view, best Senryu
poets are Indians...

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indians of past
leaving traces of their lives 
to be found by us...

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white against the red
not cowboys and Indians
White Sox and red Sox...

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if owls were as wise
as our wyandotte indians
how would we approach...

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Cowboys and Indians in living color
  All the Injuns dying, nothing duller...

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people own the land 
worn trails meant something to heart 
indians of time...

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vikings seldom washed
buried shark + surstromming breath
indians not pleased...

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toy soldiers
indians and cowboys
   practice killing



posted on June 24, 2018...

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Indians in six
Without any tricks
The tribe will be taking charge
For the Cubs just a mirage...

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Freedom 

I can go outside. 
I can go inside. 
I can climb a mountain, 
or swim in the sea. 

Freedom. 

I am free....

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Thomas Hutchinson noted the saying
Most Indians used barter for paying
The message is spoken
Exchange for a token
Indians dislike this write...

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You perfected your lies to an art.
You succeeded in breaking my heart.
I shed not one tear,
for the hour is near,
when arsenic will keep us apart....

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all whites
democrats
Irish or Scottish
Not ALL, philosophers think.
All Japanese, all Chinese, all Indians…
Generalizing any group is ridiculous!...

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the sun’s advance troops
line the ridge like Indians
in an old Western
poised on the bright brim of day
a moment before the charge...

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Buying 22,000 acres for trinkets was bold,
Indians traded and Manhattan was sold,
Minuit land grabber,
Indians madder,
soon realizing $24 worth was fool's gold.






11-15-16...

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General Custer couldn't muster
Enough men to form a cluster,
Indians shooting straight and true,
I think it might've been the Sioux,      ---- pronounced Soo
Had Custer in a fluster....

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In a perfect world
The children would be singing
Man would put down his weapon
And dance joyfully
Indians would hunt again
And he would kiss me once more



2/9/16...

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Their Trail of Tears

Were here in America before us for years;
All the Indians with their hopes and fears;
Were worried;
Had hurried;
While they went down the Trails of Tears.

Jim Horn...

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Read this in conjunction with my previous poem, when I wanted to be white

The Amazing Coconut. Why is it amazing?
It is like the people of India - Indians:
"Brown outside, white inside!"...

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harvest festivals 
a day of celebration 
gathered together 
pilgrims and Indians feast 
thanking our almighty god 


A Thanksgiving Tanka Poetry Contest 
Sponsor: L. Milton Hankins 
10/24/2021...

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Italians make pizza
    Scotties bake cake
  Russkies drink vodka
    Indians bathe in the lake

  Swiss craft chocolate
    Germans craft beer
  Saudis play golf now
    Brittney's been Speared...

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Indians were once stripped of their land
An unconscionable act that's hard to understand
In this day and age
We've turned the page
But can't help being ashamed of the history firsthand...

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A stream crawling along;
Who put it there?
Are the tales of the Indians true?
What has the stream seen?
Did it start as a creek?
Where did its waterfalls come from?
Who made the stream?
Will we ever know?...

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A sinner in search of salvation
Discovered the Cherokee Nation
So many look white
The fit was just right
What white man needs a reservation? 

* BIA= Bureau of Indian Affairs
aka "Bossing Indians Around"...

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